Jason De León

Anthropologist, Director of @UCLACotsen, @UMP_LosAngeles, 2017 MacArthur Fellow. 2024 National Book Award winner. For speaking please contact @prhspeakers

[Jason De León @jason_p_deleon]

Still in total disbelief that this happened last week.

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WAR PIGS have a new video out today! For What It's Worth (S. Stills) from Wonderland LP: Childr... https://t.co/4Edo3d5wAD via @YouTube

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Dax Shepard @jason_p_deleon Transfer day talk from @UCLAArchaeology perspective

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Anthropologist @jason_p_deleon is the author of "Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling," which won the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction! 📘🏆

A 2017 MacArthur Foundation Fellow, he is professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies and director of @UCLACotsen. He is also executive director of the @UMP_LosAngeles, a 501(c)(3) research, arts, and education collective that seeks to raise awareness about migration issues globally while also assisting families of missing migrants reunite with their loved ones. ❤️

He'll be on two Festival of Books panels on Saturday, April 26. See the full schedule at https://t.co/SBNDqymPcV!

[BookTV on C-SPAN2 @BookTV]

On set with us now, @jason_p_deleon, author of “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” @TFOB

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#NowPlaying a new @LatinoUSA podcast 🎧

In his latest award-winning book, anthropologist @jason_p_deleon unveils the world of human smuggling, introducing the people behind the industry and examines the factors that fuel the business.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ https://t.co/uvRJSrEhuE

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This Friday on @LatinoUSA: Migrants often hire human smugglers —coyotes or polleros— to navigate treacherous routes to the U.S. But how do these smugglers get into the business? Anthropologist and author @jason_p_deleon breaks it down.

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In his new book “Soldiers and Kings,” @jason_p_deleon tries to understand the human smugglers who operate at the US-Mexico Border—a group of people who tend to be demonized or ignored, because they fall outside the category of the “good” immigrant.
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Happening next weekend in Culver City. https://t.co/nuMe456fZi

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Researcher to cover migration and human smuggling in upcoming talk https://t.co/ZvgS1diCDD via @thenewmexican

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What a honor to speak with ⁦@nationalbook⁩ winner ⁦@jason_p_deleon⁩! He's such a talented storyteller that he got Pete, a diehard ��@SacramentoKings⁩ fan, to convert to ⁦a @RKHorry⁩ fan, as heard in this Episode 270 clip.

LISTEN: https://t.co/UMsO2LSdeT

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@TonyJGardner Thanks for reading!

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Announcing the spring season of NBF Presents, a line-up that will bring 30 NBF–honored authors to 16 events taking place online and in 10 cities nationwide from February through June 2025!

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[Jason De León @jason_p_deleon]

I spoke with folks at my favorite LA bookstore @villagewellcc a few weeks ago about Soldiers and Kings, writing, and some of my favorite authors. https://t.co/eqbrd4JjQa

[José Antonio Lucero @JALuceroReyes1]

Thanks @jonevins1 for a very thoughtful review of our book and the latest from @jason_p_deleon. https://t.co/7k1uGFkl3B

[Jason De León @jason_p_deleon]

Excited to be back at @SchAdvResearch in Santa Fe, NM in February! https://t.co/5gQyNT9dtW

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I’ll be on the road again this spring!

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I spoke with @CNN a few weeks ago about human smuggling https://t.co/FVH7coTImb

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I’ve been told that a new batch of Soldiers and Kings (complete with this nifty little gold sticker) will be landing on book store shelves and online vendor platforms very soon!

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First show of 2025!

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Soldiers and Kings made @TIME’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024. https://t.co/fFS5rmXGGz